title: A hospital-based study on knowledge, attitude and practice of pregnant women on gender preference, prenatal sex determination and female feticide.
abstract: India has witnessed a decline in sex ratio in the past few decades. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out to find out the attitude toward gender preference and knowledge as well as practice toward prenatal sex determination and female feticide among pregnant women. A majority (66.0%) of the pregnant women did not show any gender preference, followed by male preference (22.2%) and female preference (11.8%). A high proportion, i.e. 84.7% and 89.7%, of the total subjects were aware that prenatal sex determination and female feticide is illegal, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kansal
authors.forename: Khan Amir
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Maroof
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parashar
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D012743:Sex Preselection; D012744:Sex Ratio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires